Dispensing receptacle



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IN VE/VTOH flZ berijlfashezm I A TTORNEY Patented July 19, 1927.

ALBERT Mosnnrm, 017 EAST cannon, new JERSEY.

I DISPENSING REcErTAcLEf Application filed July 11,1925. Serial No. 42,976.

My invention relates to receptacles for dispensing loose powder.

I contemplate the provision of a device of this character wherein the bulk of the a powder is confined in such manner that upon proper manipulation of the container it will be fed in small quantities to a restricted area, with the attendant advantages well understood in the art. I also aim to provide a in device in which. the feed of the powder to the restricted area mentioned can be obtained by gently shaking the body of the receptacle in any direction.

To the accomplishment of the recited objects and others coordinate therewith, the

preferred embodiment of my invention resides in the construction and arrangement oi. parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and embraced so within the scope of the appended claims.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the receptacle with the outer cover open and the in ternal cover or head partly broken away to show the construction of the powder-receiving area, and

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken along lines 22 of Figure 1, the cover being partially broken awa Generally, my invention comprises a main body portion and a main cover therefor, said body portion being provided with a false bottom fixed therein and designed to serve as a powder chamber. Frictionally, engagrm ing the chamber is an internal cover or head with a central depression formed integrally with the head and having a plurality of slits disposed thereabout, the idea being that as the body of the receptacle is shaken in any 4:; direction, the. powder will sift from the chamber through the slits, and on to the bridge, from which it can be easily taken up by a puif which usually accompanies devices of this sort.

4 Referring more particularly to the draw ings for a detailed description of my invention, the numeral 5 designates the body and 6 the cover of the receptacle, the latter being illustrated as provided with the conventional so type of mirror, 7. A pu'lf 7 is also illustrated in dotted lines.

Suitably secured within the body 5 is a chamber 8 for a loose powder 9, the upper marginal edge being merged into an annular flange 10 with its outer portion 11 bent inwardly. 12 is a head and comprises a circular piece of metal formed with a peripheral outstanding flange 13 and a medial Opening 14. Flange 13 frictionally engages the inner shoulder formed by virtue of the construction of flange 10 and the chamber 8 and fits snugly and flush-\with the upper edge of the main body portion '5 of the receptacle, so that the covert-3 may be'opened or closed without disturbing the'assembly. Moreover, a small raised portion 15 is preferably provided at the outer edge of the flange 10 to facilitate removal of the head and recharging of chamber 8.

The angular opening 14; in the center of the head is constructed by means of suitable dies and cutters which serve to depress and displace a receiver .16, with depending integral connections l7 and slits 18 disposed between said connections. In this manner it will be seen that the receiver occupies a position equidistant from and in parallelism with the head, and when it is in normal position, the slightest movement of the body 5 in any diportion of the head to present a r rection will cause the loose powder 9 to feed through the slits 18 on the receiver 16. At this point a small quantity of powder can be taken up with a pufl and applied to the face. In other words, with my invention it is unnecessary, as it is in the case of similar devices, to exercise any degree of care as to the particular direction in which the receptacle should be manipulated in order to bring about a proper feed of powder.

In its broader aspects the invention comprehends the employment not only of the variousmeans described, but of equivalent means for performing the recited function. For example, the contour of the opening in the head is shown as being square. It may be rectangular, triangular, circular, hexagonal, or any other convenient form of outline. and described as being integral with the head. If desired, the receiver may be connected by other means. Finally, I have exhibited in the drawings a separate powder chamber. This may be dispensed with and the main body portion 5 made to serve the same function. It is desired to reserve the right to effect such changes or modifications as may come fairly within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A dispensing receptacle of the character described comprising a body having a Again, the receiver 16 is illustrated cover pivotally connected thereto, said body having a contracted upper edge, a chamber arranged within said body having an inverted Ushaped marginal flanged upper edge engaging the contracted upper edge of said body, a head having an upstanding marginal flange frictionally engaging the inverted U-shaped flange of said chamber and inner wall of said contracted portion of said body, said head being provided with a central depression, the vertical walls of said depressions being provided with openings.

2. A dispensing receptacle of the character described comprising a body portion, a

powder chamber having an annular flange at its upper edge substantially inverted U- shape in cross section arranged within said body portion and engaging the inner wall thereof, a removable head having an upstanding marginal flange frictionally en gaging the flange ofsaid' chamber and having, aportion resting thereon, the main portion of said head lying in a plane below the upper edge; of said body, said head being provided with a central depression, the vertical walls thereof being provided with dispensing slits for the powder within said chamber.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 25thday of March, 1925.

ALBERT MOSHEIM. 

